Isa 56 | NASB1995 | STEP | Thus says the Lord , “ Preserve justice and do righteousness , For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed .

Isaiah 56

Rewards for Obedience to God

1 Thus says the Lord,
^a“Preserve justice and do righteousness,
For My ^bsalvation is about to come
And My righteousness to be revealed.
2 “How ^cblessed is the man who does this,
And the son of man who ^dtakes hold of it;
Who ^ekeeps from profaning the sabbath,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
3 Let not the ^fforeigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,
“The Lord will surely separate me from His people.”
Nor let the ^geunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

4 For thus says the Lord, “To the eunuchs who ^hkeep My sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And ⁱhold fast My covenant,
5 To them I will give in My ^jhouse and within My ^kwalls a memorial,
And a name better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give ^{▼▼ So DSS; M.T. reads him}them an everlasting ^mname which ⁿwill not be cut off.

6 “Also the ^oforeigners who join themselves to the Lord,
To minister to Him, and to love the name of the Lord,
To be His servants, every one who ^pkeeps from profaning the sabbath
And holds fast My covenant;
7 Even ^qthose I will bring to My ^rholy mountain
And ^smake them joyful in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on ^tMy altar;
For ^uMy house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”
8 The Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God, who ^wgathers the dispersed of Israel, declares,
“Yet ^x others I will gather to ^{▼▼ Lit him}them, to those already gathered.”

9 All you ^zbeasts of the field,
All you beasts in the forest,
Come to eat.
10 His ^aawatchmen are ^abblind,
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
^{▼▼ So DSS; M.T. Ravers}Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;
11 And the dogs are ^{▼▼ Lit strong of soul/appetite
,} ^aegreedy, they ^{▼▼ Lit do not know satisfaction}are not satisfied.
And they are shepherds who have ^agno understanding;
They have all ^ahturned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
12 “Come,” they say, “let ^{▼▼ So DSS and many versions; M.T. me}us get ^ajwine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink;
And ^aktomorrow will be like today, only more so.”